Tuesday, September 05, 2017

THE IDES OF MAY! (weekly poem)

THE IDES OF MAY!

PM Theresa May claimed she would lead the Tories at next
General Election--however mutterings within her party seem
to make that doubtful. Meanwhile, back at the Brexit talks...

“I'm not a quitter”, says T.M.,
“I've got a long-term job to do;
I'm not just a pro tem PM,
I'm going to stick around like glue.
There's no one else up to the task,
I say in all humility;
So for the Blues it's no big ask,
As all of them believe in me!”

“Not so”, say some within her ranks,
“You blew it at the Polls last June;
When you were only firing blanks,
So you may not emerge immune.”
And meanwhile at the Brexit talks,
Dave Davis more than feels the pinch;
The EU's team all act like hawks,
And they're not giving half an inch.

And Liam Fox (the diplomat!)
Cries “blackmail” as the promised cake;
Evaporates with every spat,
A cake that was a cooked-up fake.
But never fear, Theresa's here,
And Britain's not left in the lurch;
As every Sunday quite sincere,
She's photographed attending church.

The vicar's daughter close to Christ,
Holds to his Sermon on the Mount; (1)
But will the Tories be enticed,
When they make their Last Judgement count?
With Barnier the Devil now, (2)
The leaving show should not be missed;
As the ongoing Brexit row,
Could get May's knickers in a twist!

(1) “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the Earth” (5:5)

(2) Michel Barnier is the EU Chief Brexit Negotiator who
lambasted Britain's proposals as “nostalgia”. The Daily
Mail portrayed him as a “Britain-hating Gallic popinjay”.

© Richard Layton


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